dial-up

[dahy-uh l-uhp, dahyl-] /ˈdaɪ əlˌʌp, ˈdaɪl-/

adjective, Computers.

of or pertaining to a terminal that links to a computer by dialing a telephone number.

Origin

adj. use of verb phrase dial up

Examples from the web for dial-up

Railroad cars of course being the dial-up modems of the day.
The days of dial-up modems may be gone, but some websites are still surprisingly sluggish.
If you work anywhere else-or if you surf from home-you are probably using dial-up access.
They spend more time-and money-online than dial-up peons.
He reckons that broadband is not a replacement for dial-up access, but an add-on.
Even those who found they could reach some websites experienced download speeds reminiscent of antiquated dial-up service.
Well, though it may sound archaic, a good old-fashioned dial-up connection might be the best choice.
And if you think ads slow down page loads now, readers had to download the first banner ads over thin dial-up connections.
The dial-up stream would have been extremely small and of poor quality.